Have You Seen Any Interesting Tools that are New To You

The new dewalt 40v backpack blower looks great, and holds two whopping 7.5 amp batteries!

http://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-DCBL590X2-Lithium-Backpack-Blower/dp/B01B7OUMCI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1463605266&sr=8-1&keywords=dewalt+backpack+blower

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Im gonna just say WOW that’s awesome!

@BigDan

Thanks - some serious blower - at a serious price too - but big batteries cost big bucks
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I’m of an age where my HD garden equipment has been given away to the kids - and I let the landscapers take care of my lawn, trees and heavy cleanup. My wife still loves gardening but her cordless tools are more diminutive ones from folks like Gardena. But a blower is always good to have and if my Echo gives up the ghost - maybe a cordless will be good.

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I have some clamps for my DeWalt track and it looks like they are metric dimensions, 10mm wide and 5mm thick. I’m sure they could fit in t-slots well, but with thinner metal they wouldn’t be as strong as the dovetail ones and price wise they are pretty much the same. So might as well go for the dovetail ones unless you have a load of t-slots already.

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Struggling to change tires on a motorcycle is an issue for me as an old guy.
I saw this – and might give it a try:

http://www.amazon.com/Pit-Posse-PP3183-Bender-Motorcycle/dp/B005SUXOC8

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I recently came across a drill-powered concrete-form stake puller which looks innovative compared to the lever types that I’ve seen in use:

http://www.amazon.com/Hartford-Tool-Panther-Stake-Puller/dp/B007FFS9PG/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1463825894&sr=8-9&keywords=stake+puller

It appears to come in a few different varieties:

http://www.hartfordtool.com/concreteStakePullers/

The manufacturer has a few videos of it in use:

http://www.hartfordtool.com/stake-puller-videos

In one they compare it to a Tolman lever-type puller:

http://www.amazon.com/Tolman-Tool-Stake-Puller-Handle-S-P/dp/B0000224WU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1463825894&sr=8-3&keywords=stake+puller

They don’t compare it to what I’d call a tong-type puller:

http://www.amazon.com/Marshalltown-MSNP34-Stake-Puller-4-Inch/dp/B00NJYCTYO/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1463826231&sr=8-6&keywords=marshalltown+stake+puller

Nor does it deal with pulling nails if the stake has been nailed to the form:

http://www.amazon.com/Marshalltown-MNP09-Nail-Puller/dp/B00SWVQKK8/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1463826420&sr=8-11&keywords=concrete++stake+puller

In looking at these I saw another style – which I’ve never seen in use – possibly because of its high cost:

http://www.toolup.com/MarshallTown-STP14-17377-14-Stake-Puller

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Maybe sales of Milwaukee hollow-core magnetic nut drivers have made a dent in sales of ones from Klein.
Anyway - it seems that the Klein design has been changed.

I saw these on Tools of the Trade online blog:

http://www.kleintools.com/content/heavy-duty-nut-drivers

http://www.amazon.com/Klein-Tools-6-Piece-Heavy-Duty-Driver/dp/B01D6CK6AC

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Ran across this drill-powered pipe beveling tool from REED:

http://www.amazon.com/Reed-Tool-PBKIT-Drill-Powered-Bevellers/dp/B00NOSEGCS

A bit too pricey for a residential plumber - but might speed things up on a big apartment job.

BTW Reed and Wheeler Rex both produce high quality tools - although they may not have the brand recognition of Ridgid.

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So Porter Cable offers 2 20v drills, PCC600 330uwo and PCC601 283uwo then they added a Hammer drill based off the 330uwo PCC620, Now I just saw this new hammer drill http://www.lowes.com/pd_786682-34252-PCC621LB___?productId=1000057171&pl=1&Ntt=porter+cable based off the PCC601, its listed as $50 MORE than the 620 bare tool so I’m gussing the price is going to drop a lot.

Just looking at the Pic it looks like the color scheme is just slightly different with the red hammer suggesting that IF the Brushless models come out they may keep the same subtle coloring if anyone has seen this http://www.toolsofthetrade.net/drills/the-first-brushless-drills-from-ridgid-ryobi-and-porter-cable_o.aspx you’ll understand where I’m going with this lol.

I got a email from Fastcap this morning about these new knife blades:

http://www.fastcap.com/estore/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=56603&utm_source=FastCap&utm_campaign=f0904b2190-FastCap_Kaizen-Knife_20160524&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8c1f8244f9-f0904b2190-412220985

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I just got an email from Jet Tools about their new scroll saw.

Looks nice:

http://www.jettools.com/us/en/new-products-and-offers/new-products/scroll-saw-02/?utm_source=Marketo&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ScrollSaw&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWTJRMk5qVTJaREkzTnpFNCIsInQiOiJiQkt6WGp5YzVuN21PMSt4a2NiYnBcLzhNT0l6NW5MT3I1SXpIME5IbmM5ajFON0JxWmJESDd4ak9wNjd5K1Bvdm9YWHdkZFYzNStMREpsbzdpcnI4Ukw0NUZra0h5UUFyUEp3aDdWQWN6ejFKV1hrWnlCZlh2M1RTYWI5QTlyR04ifQ%3D%3D

it is selling for $900 at Woodcraft:

Its about half the price of the Hegner that I use:

http://www.amazon.com/HEGNER-Variable-Speed-Scroll-Saw/dp/B000RK1S0E

but If I were comparing/shopping in this price range - I’d take a hard look at the 20 inch Dewalt

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000022313/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1/181-0253651-7998266?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_r=1WEZD6F50NX8BP9VXNNE&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=1944687682&pf_rd_i=B000RK1S0E

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Want to practice picking locks?!

Well you can but this vise on Amazon!

http://www.amazon.com/Hawley-Lock-Supply-LV1-Practice/dp/B01BN3Y4XG?ie=UTF8&keywords=hawley%20lock&qid=1464358988&ref_=sr_1_17&sr=8-17

We had a travelling crane and a fork lift to deal with the big stuff - but there was always some hand maneuvering. A pair or two of these seem like they might be worth a try:

http://www.amazon.com/Magswitch-Lifter-60-CE-Holster/dp/B007Q6YR5A/ref=sr_1_30?ie=UTF8&qid=1464386627&sr=8-30&keywords=magswitch

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Some different takes on Multi-Tools:

http://www.amazon.com/Zootility-Tools-Headgehog-Function-Utility/dp/B00UTJ7IXE/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1464386795&sr=8-11&keywords=zootility

http://www.amazon.com/Pocketmonkey®-Original-Really-Wallet-Multitool/dp/B00D38N1OS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464386795&sr=8-1&keywords=zootility

http://www.amazon.com/MOTA-Ultimate-Pocket-Tool-Multi-tool/dp/B00TY5MJ56/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1464386795&sr=8-5&keywords=zootility

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A new-style fearherboard:

I saw these items courtesy of Woodworker’s Journal Magazine:

NEW STYLE FEATHERBORD

Here’s a line to purchase it:

http://www.featherpro.com/products/featherpro

BORA CLAMP ROUTER GUIDE

http://www.amazon.com/Bora-542005-Woodworking-Router-Dado/dp/B01FJLKQ2Q

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Got an email from Fastcap promoting a new toll called the Fast Shim - a holder that allows you to cut custom shims using your table saw.

https://www.fastcap.com/estore/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=56189&idcategory=0

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I saw a video of Ron Paulk showing off his DIY shim cutter a few weeks ago. I guess it’s been out a since the beginning of the year though.

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Window Removal tool:

http://www.hhspecialtytools.com/

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Window cut out saw:

https://fein.com/en_uk/sawing-and-cutting/construction-cutter/mf-14-180-0284832/

New Porter Cable portable table saw, I saw these in store but they had no demo setup, I am in the market for a small portable, Seems that there was quite a stack of em… Fathers Day sale maybe?
http://www.lowes.com/pd_738022-52010-PC362010___?productId=1000049619&pl=1&Ntt=porter+cable